Trump and his allies have been questioning the health of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.
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Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the “bigotry” of Donald Trump’s White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy.
The position change of Trump seems to be too convenient while the allegations over the Clinton Foundation have dealt a new blow to the Democratic nominee, leaving small room for them to swiftly enhance their popularities among voters, local analysts say. Weeks before the first early voting, Trump faces the urgent task of revamping his image to win over those skeptical of his candidacy.
He later tweeted after her remarks, “Hillary Clinton’s short speech is pandering to the worst instincts in our society”.
As Trump strives to temper his hardline anti-immigrant message in a bid to halt collapsing poll numbers, Clinton’s campaign has been at pains to remind voters of the NY tycoon’s more controversial views. She called him a bigot, one who “buys so easily into racially-tinged rumors” and let “a radical fringe take over the Republican party”.
Ms Sanders told Fox News: “I’ve got a problem with what Hillary Clinton did yesterday and how she tried to paint Donald Trump as a racist which is absolutely an outright lie”.
Recently released emails showed that donors to the foundation had been given greater access to Clinton and her staff, he said. “I want you to hear these words, and remember these words: Shame on you”.
Questions have also surfaced again about her use of a private email server and address rather than a government one during her period at the state department.
At a Nevada rally, Clinton added her own two cents on the matter, segueing from the topic of jobs and the US economy into one where she essentially called Trump a racist, and a “profoundly dangerous” one who believes in wild and outrageous conspiracy theories.
She also insisted that there was no conflict of interest when she was secretary of state, nor was she “influenced” by the foundation.
She added that Trump’s recent choice of Steven Bannion (pictured below), a hardline conservative, as his new campaign chief showed he had embraced extremist white nationalist stances associated with the “alt-right” movement.
On Thursday, the term “alt-right” entered the 2016 spotlight like never before. But there are multiple alternative sources that point to Trump’s connection with the white supremacist group. “Not finger- pointing. Every day, more Americans are standing up and saying “enough is enough” – including a lot of Republicans”, Clinton said.
Trump, who also met Thursday in NY with members of a new Republican Party initiative meant to train young – and largely minority – volunteers, has been working to win over blacks and Latinos in light of his past inflammatory comments.
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“When it was 1.2, they thought it was a catastrophe”, Trump says.
